Following the closure of the Port of Baltimore due to a bridge collapse, the Army Corps of Engineers has opened a 35-meter-deep channel, allowing most ships to enter and exit the port. This puts the salvage effort a week ahead of schedule, with five of the seven cargo ships trapped in the port now able to exit. The main channel, with a controlling depth of 50 feet, is set to reopen next month after the ship that struck the bridge has been removed, restoring marine traffic to normal.